IN MEMORIAM: ‘Kitty’ Elliott, 85; Waitress At Former Hickory Grove MILFORD – Catherine T. “Kitty” Elliott, a long-time resident of Milford and waitress at the former Hickory Grove Inn on West Lake Road, died late Monday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was 85. Kitty’s family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown. At 6 p.m., a Celebration of Life Service will be offered at the…
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Senate’s Heroin Task Force Pays Return Visit To County ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has organized a return visit of the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction to SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. Members of the visiting task force will include State Sens. George A. Amedore, Jr. and Terrence Murphy, and a representative for Senator Robert Ortt. The forum will also include local health care professionals, addiction…
IN MEMORIAM: Chris Goff, 44; Wife, 4 Young Children Survive ONEONTA – Christopher Goff, 44, husband of former Destination Oneonta Executive Director Julia Goff, died peacefully in his home in Oneonta on Feb. 9, 2016. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Sam, Emma, Jeb and Sara; his mother, Virginia Louise Norwood and a brother, Ed Goff of North Carolina; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandmother, Sally Norwood.…
Move Qualifications Out Of Charter, Panel Says Residency Requirement Remains in Charter By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Mayor Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee last evening proposed removing the qualifications for the city manager from the charter, putting them in a job description, like all other positions. That would allow Common Council to change them by a majority vote. “No other job has their requirements outlined in the charter,” said Committee member and Council member Melissa Nicosia,…
Chenango County Police Force Joins PAARI, Anti-Heroin Push OXFORD – Chief Richard Nolan announced today that the Oxford Police Department has partnered with The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) and Truth Pharm to launch their addiction outreach and recovery program, Road to Recovery. This is the program the Cooperstown Police Department began implementing on Thanksgiving Day. The Oxford Police Department’s program will officially begin on Feb. 15. The department has already hosted a community Narcan training at Oxford High School and…
IN MEMORIAM: James R. Donnelly, 79; Dairy Farmer, Former Exeter Assessor SCHUYLER LAKE – James Reeves Donnelly Sr., 79, a retired dairy farmer and former Town of Exeter assessor, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday evening, Feb. 6, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on July 19, 1936, in Cooperstown, son of the late William R. and Mary Kraham Donnelly. A lifelong Schuyler Lake resident, he was educated in Schuyler Lake and was a graduate of Richfield Springs High School.…
$1,000, $500 Checks Claimed As Winter Carnival Winds Up Young Tim Feury this afternoon claims the $500 check from 2016 Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee chair Marissa Davidson that he won by finding the Carnival Medallion – a golden football – Friday afternoon at Badger Park. For the ninth year, the prize was underwritten by The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta. Seated behind them are Jim and Teresa Donley and their daughter Deirdre. In photo at right, Carnival Committee member Shirley Tyler announces…
IN MEMORIAM: John H. Murphy, 68; Retired Sergeant Died In Job Accident ONEONTA – John H. Murphy, 68, of Oneonta, a retired Army staff sergeant, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in an accident at the Stericycle plant on Lower River Street. Calling hours and the funeral will be tomorrow. He was born June 5, 1947, in Oneonta the son of the late John H. and Ruby (Jenkins) Murphy. John grew up in the 6th Ward and graduated from Oneonta…
Chamber To Honor NYCM, Remillard Quality Of Life Award To Oneonta Y ONEONTA – Edmeston-based New York Central Mutual Insurance and retired Fox Hospital President John Remillard will be honored at the Otsego County Chamber’s 30th Anniversary Annual Banquet & Celebration of Business, the chamber announced a few minutes ago. The Oneonta Family Y will also be honored with the Chamber’s relatively new Quality of Life Award. NYCM Insurance will receive The NBT Bank Distinguished Business of the Year Award…
